| © 2019 South Africa - The Good News No images? Click here July 2020 I thought we should acknowledge this important day in our South African calendar by refreshing our memories on Madiba’s extraordinary life. I have done this in six bite-size chunks. Character, Comrade, Leader, Prisoner, Negotiator, Statesman. Hope you enjoy the read Steuart Pennington
...[read more] Today we’d like to introduce you to Apiwe Bubu. Apiwe, before we jump into specific questions about the business, why don’t you give us some details about you and your story. I was born in Mthatha South Africa and in my latter youth grew up in Johannesburg where I began classical piano lessons when I was in middle school thinking nothing of it except for the love of music.
[read more] Animals and animal-lovers win big in the Bravecto® Feed the Furry Nation competition At a time when finances were limited and animal shelters overwhelmed, Bravecto® ran the Feed the Furry Nation competition, providing food to animal shelters countrywide – and big prizes for its loyal supporters.
...[read more] Cape Town – It is a brand-new age in the world of sport, and sportsman are no longer just sportsman. This is evident in a bold move by South African sport star Seabelo Senatla as he embarks on an innovative and ambitious new chapter that will spotlight the business of sport and put South African sportsman in the same arenas as their international counterparts.
..[read more] Over the past year there have been occasional pings for an update on the huge gas find at the strangely named Brulpadda Prospect 175km off the Southern Cape coast. Announced on 7 Feb 2019 by French oil major Total, its CEO Patrick Pouyanne told reporters in Paris that Brulpadda could produce a billion barrels of gas condensate. The next day SA president Cyril Ramaphosa lauded the find in his State of the Nation Address.
...[read more] The relaxation of rules under level 3 of the lockdown regulations allowing for more economic activity comes amid a continuing job’s bloodbath. Several large South African corporates including SAA, Edcon, SABC and Cell C among others have recently announced plans for massive reductions in headcount.
...[read more] You are invited to join us on a cuisine journey through South Africa!
...[read more] Brand South Africa and Sports for Ubuntu Participants Will Commemorate the Global Icon, Nelson Mandela
...[read more] Cellphones: By the numbers Roughly 39m adult South Africans own or use at least one cellphone, and for 27m of them, their most used cellphone is a smartphone. Of these, Vodacom, MTN and CellC, each account for 43%, 34% and 16% respectively. (PAMS 2019)
With this week’s facts, we announce Eighty20’s new phone number: +27 (0)21 461 8020 My other phone is my mistress According to PAMS, 30% of South African cell phone users have two handsets, with almost 15% using four devices. (PAMS 2019)
Eighty20 has a new phone number. Contact us on: +27 (0)21 461 8020 But only ONE charger Among South African adults aged 15+, women are slightly more likely to own a cellphone than men, with penetration being 93.1% and 91.2% respectively. South African women own 314 cellphones per 100 women, compared to 305 per 100 men. (PAMS 2019)
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